Sheil Green Team

Sheil Green Team

“Care for the earth is not just an Earth Day slogan, it is a requirement of our faith” (USCCB, 1998)

Our Mission

The Seventh Principle of Catholic Social Teaching is the Care for God’s Creation. The Sheil Green Team seeks to deepen our understanding of Catholic faith as it relates to our responsibility of being Stewards of Creation. We encourage Sheil staff, students and associates to cherish the Earth by trying new behaviors that express our commitment to this mission.

Current Green Team activities include:

Collection of expired medications: every year during Earth Month, we collect dozens of flasks containing expired medications from students and associates; we make sure they are properly disposed and help prevent pharmaceuticals from getting into our water supply.

Organic garden: students and associates come together to plant organic vegetables for meals at Sheil, while developing a close relationship with the earth. Our Garden has over 26 varieties of herbs and vegetables. Please Watch Our Garden Grow!